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Dec19

New Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness

In case you had not already heard, on December 16, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mr. Mr. David Berteau to be the new Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness (L&MR). ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-19-14 | 0 Comments

Dec18

Office of the Secretary of Defense 2015-16 Logistics Fellows Program

The Department of Defense is currently soliciting nominations for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) 2015-16 Logistics Fellows Program, which will commence in July 2015. The Logistics Fellows Program is a year-long, hands-on leadership ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-18-14 | 0 Comments

Dec17

Life Cycle Logistics Career Field Position Category Description (PCD) Updated

The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness (L&MR), acting in his capacity as Life Cycle Logistics career field Functional Leader, recently approved an update to the Life Cycle Logistics  Positi ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-17-14 | 0 Comments

Dec15

Last Chance to Register for 2015 DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Workshop

OSD has advised that on-site registration for the upcoming January 13-15, 2015 DoD Product Support Manager Workshop has exceeded expectations, and in fact on-site registration at Ft Belvoir, Virginia has already closed.  However there is still t ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-15-14 | 0 Comments

Dec12

Choose "One of..." or Choose "Nine of..."?

  Encourage those of you who are Product Support Managers (PSM), aspire to be a PSM, are working your way through the Life Cycle Logistics DAWIA certification process, or perhaps were originally certified many years ago to take a moment to peru ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-12-14 | 0 Comments

Dec04

Assessing and Reducing Costs Early in System Life Cycle

Wanted to call your attention to a Defense.Gov DoD News (Defense Media Activity) article earlier this week entitled Nominee Seeks Enhanced Cost Estimation Process that highlights the focus areas of the administration’s nominee to be the next Ass ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-04-14 | 0 Comments

Dec03

Registration Deadline for DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Workshop Fast Approaching

As I shared in a blog post back in early October, the DoD Product Support Manager Workshop is coming up in early January. Many defense acquisition workforce members also received an automated e-mail late yesterday advising:   “The Deputy Assis ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-03-14 | 0 Comments

Dec02

Resources for Each of the Ten Key Product Support Manager (PSM) Responsibilities

As DoD Product Support Managers (PSMs) are well aware 10 U.S.C. § 2337 outlines ten specific responsibilities for product support managers of major weapon systems. As a public service to PSMs, life cycle logisticians, and other interested defens ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-02-14 | 0 Comments

Dec01

Defense Acquisition Workforce Individual Achievement and Workforce Development Awards

The Acting Director of the AT&L Human Capital Initiatives (HCI) office recently announced "on behalf of the Honorable Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, it is my pleasure to announce the ...[Read More]
Published: Dec-01-14 | 0 Comments